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(medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning

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  1. n. (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
  2. n. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds
  3. n:100 n. (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning n. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds